Hue’s elevation to a centrally-governed municipality from early 2025 has taken place in a special context: the country is undergoing a major administrative restructuring, reducing the number of provinces and cities from 63 to 34. While 52 other localities are expanding through mergers, Hue has chosen a different path - no consolidation, no expansion by aggregation, but an upgrade built on its existing identity and structural foundation.

According to Hue City Department of Culture and Sports, Huyen Tran Temple Festival for the Spring of Binh Ngo 2026, themed “Honoring the Ancestors - Sacred Imprints of Territorial Expansion”, will be held on the 8th and 9th days of the first lunar month of the Year of the Horse (corresponding to February 24-25, 2026) at Huyen Tran Cultural Center (151 Thien Thai Street, An Cuu Ward, Hue City).

To create a joyful and vibrant atmosphere before, during, and after the Lunar New Year of the Horse (Binh Ngo) 2026, Thuan Hoa Ward will organize the Thuan Hoa Spring Festival Binh Ngo 2026 at Hue Book and Culture Space (23 - 25 Le Loi Street, Thuan Hoa Ward). The program, themed “Dung dang dung de - Welcoming Spring in joy and good health”, will take place on February 1.

As a part of 2025 National Tourism Year, the Event Week titled “100 Flavors - Michelin-Starred Chefs” will take place from November 23 to 30 in Ho Chi Minh City and Hue.

On the afternoon of October 15th, Hue City Department of Education and Training held a coordination meeting to review preparations for the live broadcast of the 25th “Road to Mount Olympia” Grand Final. This is a highly anticipated television programs among students and audiences nationwide, which will take place on the morning of October 26th.

On October 26, the live broadcast site of the final round of the 25th “Road to Mount Olympia” (with Vietnamese title being “Duong len dinh Olympia”) will be held in the area of Phu Van Lau (Phu Van Lau Pavilion) - Nghinh Luong Dinh (Nghinh Luong Dinh Pavilion).

The People’s Committee of Hue City has just issued Plan No. 360/KH-UBND dated August 26th, 2025, on the organization of Hue Wellness Tourism Week 2025. Accordingly, the programs and events of this week will take place from October 21st to November 2nd, 2025.

The exhibition with the theme “The Journey of 80 Years to Independence - Freedom - Happiness” will take place from August 28 to September 5 at the National Exhibition Center in Hanoi. Hue City will bring to the event a display space rich in Hue’s identity and cultural characteristics.

Following the success of its first season, the Song2Light Art Market season 2, themed “Cooltopia”, officially taken place. The event, organized by Song Centre Hue Creative Space in collaboration with Sap Nghe Cultural Gift Shop, took place from July 18 - 20.

The 8th Literature and Arts Criticism Writing Workshop, organized by Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations, takes place from June 16th to 20th.